Junior Sam Bourdages (Hearst, Ontario/) netted a hat trick to help lead the #18 ACHA DI Hockey team to a 5-3 road victory over Toledo on Saturday night.

The Basics

• Records: #18 Purdue Northwest (8-4,4-3), Toledo (2-7)
• Location: Toledo, Ohio - Team Toledo Ice House
• Attendance: 200

Game 1 
Inside The Numbers

• Bourdages led the Pride with three goals.
• Senior Craig Herman (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) and sophomore Charlie Smith (Waterdown, Ontario/) each added one goal.
• Seven Purdue Northwest players each chipped one assist during the game.
• Freshman Elias Johansson (Gothenburg, Sweden) played all 60 minutes in goal for the Pride and racked up 30 saves.
• Anthony Oviedo led Toledo with two goals.
• Mason Snyder played all 60 minutes in net for the Rockets making 35 total saves.

The Breakdown

• The Pride scored the first goal of the contest off a Bourdages shot to take a 1-0 lead after the first period.
• Each team scored two goals in the second period but saw Purdue Northwest still with a 3-2 lead heading into the third period.
• The Pride netted two more goals in the third period while Toledo notched their last goal and saw the Pride seal the win in the end, 5-3.

Up Next

• The Pride next hit the road once again when they take on #11 Calvin on Friday, November 4. Puck drop is set for 8:00 p.m. central time. in Grand Rapids, Mich.